Nebraska

In 2000, Nebraska voters passed an anti-relationshiprecognition constitutional amendment. In May2005, a federal court declared the amendment unconstitutional, but afederal appeals court reinstated it in July 2006. State advocacygroups continue to work to overturn such discrimination and movetowards true fairness and equality for Nebraska's families.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Citizens for Equal Protection: a non-profitmembership organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of gay,lesbian, bisexual, and transgender families in the state of Nebraska

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Nebraska Census Snapshot

Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Nebraska.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey

Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".

Court Restores NE Discriminatory Marriage Ban

Another court applies a toothless lowest-level of "rational" review to uphold an anti-gay measure.

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